2015v2 20170502 jchambo

Object/Date:
Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson)  @ May.2,2017 00:32 UT

Description:
Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson) imaged on May 2nd 2017, aside from the tail of dust grains that remains to northwest, the comet has a ionic tail more narrower and fainter which departs from coma toward southwest (to bottom right), although is barely visible in this image. The bright red star is "2 Herculis" with 5.4 magnitude.

Tech data:
GSO 8" f/3.7 & Atik 383L+ (L:5×240s Bin1 + RGB:1x90s Bin2) from Vallés, Valencia (Spain)

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